GEORGE WOOLSEY,
(THOMAS6,
RICHARD5,
THOMAS4,
GEORGE "JORIS"3,
GEORGE SR2,
WILLIAM WOLSEY1) was born 1748 in NY - Bedford, Westchester, and died 1817 in KY - Warren (now Edmonson) County. He married MARY HOPKINS 1769 in NY - Marlborough, Ulster County, daughter of FRANCIS HOPKINS and MERCY JOSLIN. She was born April 09, 1753 in RI - Greenwich (East), Kent, and died Bet. February 01, 1822 - 1829 in IN - Francisco, Gibson.

BAPT: "Baptisms at Nauvoo for the Dead in the Mississippi River [fhl# 255501] no dates, bet. 1841-1845.
A:183. Thomas Wolsey was baptized 1841 for gt-gt-grdfathe Cardinal Wolsey
1841 for great uncle George Woolsey
1841 for grt-grndfather Thomas Wolsey
1841 for great uncle Zephaniah Wolsey

BIOGRAPHY: George Woolsey, sgrt New Marlborough, Ulster Co., NY and signer of Pledge or Articles of Association, 1775.

REVWAR:ULSTER COUNTY IN THE REVOLUTION: A Guide to those who served: a project of the Ulster Co. Bicentennial Project". Kenneth E. Hasbrouck, Chairman, 1977. LDS book 974.734 D2h. (Does not circulate outside of SLC LDS library). The Codes next to the name refer to where the information was found. SH = Senate House Library, Kingston, document/folder; R-196 = New York in the Revolution as a Colony and State. James A. Roberts, 2nd ed Albany, 1898; W-11 = Revolutionary War Times in Highland Area and Ulster Co, Beatrice Wadlin. ON-LINE: Submitted by Linda Gardner, GenForum, <pegsgirl@juno.com>
Woolsey, George - sgr. New Marlborough (Syl, Cl).

LAND: Woolsey, C. M. HISTORY OF THE TOWN OF MARLBOROUGH, ULSTER COUNTY, NEW YORK, From its Earliest Discovery. Illus. Albany. J. B. Lyon Company. 1908. Designated as "CMW" p. 96. Between 29 May & 14 Jul 1775, many came forward to sign the Pledge or Articles of Association, and includes the names of those who then resided in what is now Plattekill; they were the men of the town in those days, of 16 years of age and upward, and were intended to include everybody, including:
John Woolsey, Nathaniel Plumbstead, Jonathan Woolsey, Benjamin Dusenbury, Benjamin Woolsey, William Woolsey, George Woolsey, Richard Woolsey, Zephaniah Woolsey, and William Dusenberry.

GENE: Boucher, Ephrates. In the NYG&B Soc. Library, under W. Herbert Wood Collection, Ephrates Boucher has a 20 page "Biography of the Eight Children of George & Mary Hopkins Woolsey." George Woolsey is Ephrates Boucher's great grand father. "George Woolsey, Senior, was a son of [Rev] Thomas Woolsey and came with his father to Virginia. . . he served in Patriotic Army and was in the Battle of Bunker Hill {??} and The Cowpens {??} in South Carolina. He married while he lived in Brooklyn, NY or while in Connecticut to Miss Mary Hopkins and lived in Connecticut {??}, along with his father, {to} Pennsylvania, Virginia. There were born to this union eight children, 5 boys and 3 girls . . . In the year 1787 he with family moved to Kentucky and in the vicinity of Clark, Montgomery, Mercer, Bardstown, Nelson County and in the year 1806 he and some of his family moved to the county of Edmonson, KY, and settled on a farm one mile from the Turnhole in Green River & Ten miles below the Mammouth cave. Here George Woolsey, Sr. died, in the fall of 1817 and was buried in the Houchins grave yard, about one mile from the 'Turnhole', his wife Mary Hopkins Woolsey died at her daughter's, Elizabeth Woolsey Lynch, near Francisco, Gibson County, Indiana, near the old canal in Feb 1828."

ON-LINE: DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM HOPKINS:"History of Southwest Virginia", 1746-1798, Washington County 1777-1870, p. 275-277. by Lewis Pdreston Summers, pub. Baltimore 1966 by Gen. Pub Co. "In 1779, in VA all bank notes of the whole emisssions of 20 May 1777 and 11 Apr 1778 were taken out of circulation since counterfeits had been issued by "our enemies of New York and found to be spreading, etc." In Washington county, VA 4 May 1778 (Annals of SW VA, 1768-1800, pt 2, Lewis Preston Summer), Francis Hopkins was held on suspicion of his feloniously counterfeiting or erasing, altering sundry Treasury Notes ... knowing same to be bad ... He said he was in no way quilty ... but it is opinion of the Court that the said Francis Hopkins was guilty of passing Treasury Notes knowing the same to be bad ..."

On 19 May 1778 the Grand Jury returned to the Bar and presented as followeth, 'viz Francis Hopkins for knowingly passing two bad ten dollar bills and buying bad money at an under rate.'19 May 1778 - ordered that Francis Hopkins be fined 50 pounds lawful money of VA and 6 months imprisonment for passing counterfeit money.

20 Aug 1778 - Ordered that Francis Hopkins be imprisoned within the walls of Forest at William Cock's old Place on Renfroes' Creek alias Spring Creek until the County Gaol is completed except on some extraordinary emergency and then only by the permission of a magistrate if there is one within 5 miles of said Fort. His securities were Zachariah Wolsey, Frathia Wall, William Hopkins, and George Wolsey.

22 Apr 1779 - Estate of William Hopkins who had been taken and committed to Gaol of this county for Treasonable practices against this State ... had broken Gaol and escaped ... be sold and money deposited in Treasury ... appearing he has no family and no stated place of abode.

22 Mar 1780 - Escheator Indenture of Estate of William Hopkins
18 Sep 1782 - Joseph Cole was security for the good behavior of Williams Hopkins
20 May 1783 - William Hopkins forfeited above bond for stealing a horse.

Now this is all that occurred in the County records, but 100 years later Draper started checking incidents of historical interest and according to his report, Francis Hopkins was hanged by William Campbell and a Negro, Thomas, about 1779. It was said he was a Tory and many other things ... but from a very careful study, the conclusion is that the occurrence was occasioned by the fact that the Scotch-Irish were unhappy with the people who migrated down from Connecticut, New Jersey and New York ... even in Draper's account, it appeared that Campbell chased Francis Hopkins and hanged him, only because he was told that he was a trouble-maker ..."

Montgomery County 22 Feb 1785.
Bates VS George Wolsey Dismissed.. . . Be it remembred that Zakhariah Wolsey, Frathias Wall, William Hopkins & George Wolsey this day in Court severally acknowledged themselves indebted to the Commonwealth of Virginia in the Sum of two Hundred pounds each lawful money of Virginia of their respective goods and chattles lands & tenements to be levied and to the said Commonwealth rendred yet upon this condition that if Francis Hopkins shall continue within the walls of the Fort to which he is commited by order of this Court for the term of six months from the 19th day of August 1778 unless removed upon some extraordinary emergency by the order of a magistrate if within five or six miles or unless sooner removed to the County Goal then this recognizance to be void otherwise to remain in full force & virtue.

Ordered that Francis Hopkins be imprisoned within the walls of the Fort at Wm. Cocks old place on Renfroes Creek alias Spring Creek until the County Goal is completed except on some extriordinary emergency and then only by the permission of a magistrate if there is one within five miles of said fort.

Ordered that Francis Hopkins be removed to the place of his confinement tomorrow by his Securities.

TAX: Clark County, Kentucky, Taxpayers -
1793. p. 10 Philip Wools.
1794 Christophel Wolse, Philip Wolse
1795 George Wooley, Christopher Wools, Philip Wools, Christopher Wools.
1796 Christopher Wools, Phillip Wools, George Woolsy, Thomas Wooley.
(Wilford Whitaker is not sure any of these are Woolseys, but he wanted to get them in the data base, in order to cover all bases.)

GENE: Woolsey, Robert M. THE WOOLSEY FAMILY. A Genealogy in the form of Annotated Charts.
1939-1969. NYG&B Society Library. 1971. 2.1503.

TEMPLE: Baptisms at Nauvoo for the dead in the Mississippi River. FHL # film 255501. no dates no pages about 1840-1842.
Thomas Woolsey (son of Joseph & Abigail) said in 1841 that George Woolsey was his great-uncle", and was baptized for George.

CEMETERY: On-Line: MAMMOTH CAVE AREA CEMETERIES. Woolsey Cemetery - No trail on map
leads to this deep-woods cemetery. Ive spent 3-4 hours in the woods looking for this one. It's in the (big)
, Woolsey Valley. [by "scarred40"] [There are no names given with this cemetery, nor are there any
names with the Houchins Valley Cemetery - No trail on maps for this. I haven't tried yet. ["scarred40"] -
George Woolsey is said to be buried in the "Family Cemetery" and Rev. Ephrates Boucher said "in the
year 1806 he [George] and some of his family moved to the county of Edmonson, KY, and settled on a
farm one mile from the Turnhole in Green River & Ten miles below the Mammouth cave. Here George
Woolsey, Sr. died, in the fall of 1817 and was buried in the Houchins grave yard, about one mile from the
'Turnhole'.

CEME: James Edward Woolsey states (according to Carolyn Wilkerson, 21 Mar 2000) that
Sanford was buried in Woolsey Cemetery, Woolsey valley, Edmondson Co, KY. "Only tomb stone still
standing is Sanford's - in Mammouth Cave National Park." located 1.2 miles SW of Sloans Crossing on
KY Hwy 70, and 1.75 miles SE of Joppa Church. Note: A total of 45 graves were located. The balance
of the stones were not marked. The survey was made in 1966 by Park Ranger Parker Ritter. Too worn.

I have been in contact with the superintendent of Mammoth Cave National Park. I am waiting for his reply now. According to the survey there are 45 stones in the cemetery but many many are too worn to even read. I will be placing a stone for Wm. Hopkins Woolsey when I receive permisson & when they can locate a grave. The cemetery can only be reached by a hike from the road and I hear there are rattlesnakes in the area. I am anticipating a reply since I wrote 10 days ago. - Marcella Massey Stein in So. IN

This is James Edward Woolsey replying to you about the Woolsey Valley burials. George Woolsey and Mary Hopkins are my great, great, great, great grandparents. According to an older map of Mammouth Cave National Park, the cemetery is high on a hill overlooking Woolsey Valley. Sanford C. Woolsey I believe is William Hopkins Woolsey's son. I am doing this all from memory. William Hopkins Woolsey is also buried there. He died in 1844. His wife, Celia Houchins is buried in Indiana in the Mead Cemetery. The Mead Cemetery is located in Gibson County and is northeast of Francisco, Indiana. It may be reached by traveling on Indiana 64 west of Oakland City, Indiana. This is my heritage.

I have been in the Mammouth Cave Park. I asked how to get to the cemetery. I was told to visit the park in October when the rangers were not busy and maybe they would guide me to the cemetery. I haven't gone back as of yet. I have been busy tracing all of my ancestors in Indiana. There are five generations buried and living in Indiana that descended from the Woolsey Valley Woolseys.

iii.ELIZABETH ANN WOOLSEY, b. December 03, 1774, VA - Washington County; d. February 12, 1844, IN - Gibson County; m. EDWARD "NEDI" NED LYNCH, 1795, KY - Edmonson County; b. 1770, VA.GENE: Boucher, Ephrates. In the NYG&B Soc. Library, under W. Herbert Wood Collection, Ephrates Boucher has a 20 page "Biography of the Eight Children of George & Mary Hopkins Woolsey." George Woolsey is Ephrates Boucher's great grand father.
(Elizabeth - Patsy - Mary - are all one and the same). Married Edward "Nedi" Lynch and moved to Francisco, Gibson County, Indiana on the Old Canal and settled on a farm one mile east of the town. They had some children whose names names are lost among my memorandums. Ex U.S. Senator James Hemingway of Evansville, Indiana married one of the Great Grand Daughters. Children - James and John.

Rachel Woolsey, the daughter of George Woolsey, Senior, married John Steward in Edmonson County, Kentucky, and all moved over in White County, Illinois. Here are the names of three children then there were some more youngers ones, as follows; ...
George Steward, Eldridge Steward, John Elliot Steward, some others. I do not any farther of that family.

viii.ELDRIDGE HOPKINS WOOLSEY was born January 19, 1789 in KY - Madison County, and died 1880 in IN - Pike County. He married ANNIE MCLELAN 1810 in TN - Fentress County. She was born 1791, and died Bef. 1850 in IN - Pike County.

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